Contract ensures pay raises and standardized staffing levels
Nurses have been negotiating with the health care nonprofit since they unionized in September 2022, becoming the largest private-sector nurses’ union in Texas, with. Though small gains were made throughout bargaining, Ascension remained obstinate on the one that mattered most: safe staffing levels.in June and December last year.
“We are so proud of this contract that sets enforceable standards for safe staffing, which has always been our number one priority,” said perioperative services nurse Zetta Hackleman in the press release. “This contract holds Ascension accountable to enforcing safe nurse-to-patient ratios, which we know saves patient lives and boosts nurse recruitment and retention.
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